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If it was one thing that atheists were noted for it would be that they were certainly sure of themselves. Armed with their leather bound copies of Darwin, the atheists have incessantly quoted their "science", published books about "God Delusions", engaged in confrontational debates, hosted numerous "Blasphemy Challenges" to deny the Holy Spirit (Mark 3:28-30), and backed by the MSM, have engaged in openly mocking, deriding, and belittling Christians in public humiliation.
While Christians have been used to being persecuted over the centuries, the ultimate hypocrisy of the MSM is pointed out by little things like the mooselimbs. What about the beheadings of "infidels" and the family honor killings? Oh, that's just their "culture" - you can't criticize it, or you will be labeled an "Islamophobe". Apparently there is no such thing as a "Christophobe".
Now after 8 years of Obamunism, sitting under too many solar panels, hugging trees, consuming massive amounts of soy products and gluten-free organic free range granola, these once arrogant and obnoxious atheists have been reduced to whining little pussy snowflakes that will collapse and require years of therapy and treatment under ObamaCare if you even suggest that they may be going to hell.
While Christians have been used to being persecuted over the centuries, the ultimate hypocrisy of the MSM is pointed out by little things like the mooselimbs. What about the beheadings of "infidels" and the family honor killings? Oh, that's just their "culture" - you can't criticize it, or you will be labeled an "Islamophobe". Apparently there is no such thing as a "Christophobe".
Now after 8 years of Obamunism, sitting under too many solar panels, hugging trees, consuming massive amounts of soy products and gluten-free organic free range granola, these once arrogant and obnoxious atheists have been reduced to whining little pussy snowflakes that will collapse and require years of therapy and treatment under ObamaCare if you even suggest that they may be going to hell.
Researchers identify 31 types of anti-atheist microaggressions
Toni Airaksinen - Contributor
on Aug 14, 2018 at 10:05 AM EDT
- A team of researchers has created a "Microaggressions Against Non-Religious Individuals Scale" to help therapists understand the 31 unique types of microaggressions faced by atheist individuals.
- According to the researchers, atheists can suffer mental "harm" if others assume that they are religious, act surprised that they do not believe in God, or assume that they have no morals.
Three researchers recently created a psychological survey to help therapists gauge how often atheist clients may suffer from microaggressions.
The Microaggressions Against Non-Religious Individuals Scale (MANIRS) was created by researchers Louis Pagano, Azim Shariff, and Zhen Cheng, and published for the first time last week in a journal run by the American Psychological Association.
According to the MANIRS scale, there are 31 microaggressions that are unique to atheists, many of which involve incidents during which an atheist is accidently assumed to be religious, or when an atheist overhears stereotypes.
Examples of microaggressions the MANIRS assesses include: “Others have assumed that I am religious,” “Others have acted surprised that I do not believe in God,” and “Others have included a blessing or prayer in a public social gathering.”
Microaggressions are also said to occur if “Others have teased me because of my non-religious identity,” “Others have assumed I have no morals,” or “Others have suggested I am too sensitive about discrimination to against non-religious people.”
“Having this microaggression scale can empower non-religious individuals to talk about their experience with prejudice,” the researchers assert, suggesting that it could help clinicians to “better understand the types of prejudices that their non-religious client experience in their everyday lives” while also making clients feel more comfortable “discussing these subtle experiences of bias with their therapists.”
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The study was led by Zhen Cheng, who recently received her Ph.D from the University of Oregon.
During an interview with Campus Reform, Cheng acknowledged that “because our study is not experimental, we cannot directly claim that microaggressions directly caused harm,” but asserted that while the research on microaggressions is still emerging, early evidence suggests that microaggressions can negatively impact mental health.
“Because of this potential for harm, that is why people are taking this seriously. The theory behind how microaggressions cause harm is ‘death by a thousand cuts,'” Cheng asserted.
“It’s not about any one comment, remark, or behavior,” Cheng added. “It’s about a feeling of judgment and/or exclusion that accrues from a pattern of microaggressions…there are constant cues that in aggregate make people feel excluded or othered.”
MANIRS was co-developed by Louis Pagano, who teaches at the University of North Dakota, and Azim F. Shariff, a psychology researcher at the University of California, Irvine. Prior to publication, its ability to assess non-religious discrimination was validated by 765 online survey takers.
Toni Airaksinen - Contributor
on Aug 14, 2018 at 10:05 AM EDT
- A team of researchers has created a "Microaggressions Against Non-Religious Individuals Scale" to help therapists understand the 31 unique types of microaggressions faced by atheist individuals.
- According to the researchers, atheists can suffer mental "harm" if others assume that they are religious, act surprised that they do not believe in God, or assume that they have no morals.
Three researchers recently created a psychological survey to help therapists gauge how often atheist clients may suffer from microaggressions.
The Microaggressions Against Non-Religious Individuals Scale (MANIRS) was created by researchers Louis Pagano, Azim Shariff, and Zhen Cheng, and published for the first time last week in a journal run by the American Psychological Association.
According to the MANIRS scale, there are 31 microaggressions that are unique to atheists, many of which involve incidents during which an atheist is accidently assumed to be religious, or when an atheist overhears stereotypes.
Examples of microaggressions the MANIRS assesses include: “Others have assumed that I am religious,” “Others have acted surprised that I do not believe in God,” and “Others have included a blessing or prayer in a public social gathering.”
Microaggressions are also said to occur if “Others have teased me because of my non-religious identity,” “Others have assumed I have no morals,” or “Others have suggested I am too sensitive about discrimination to against non-religious people.”
“Having this microaggression scale can empower non-religious individuals to talk about their experience with prejudice,” the researchers assert, suggesting that it could help clinicians to “better understand the types of prejudices that their non-religious client experience in their everyday lives” while also making clients feel more comfortable “discussing these subtle experiences of bias with their therapists.”
. . . .
The study was led by Zhen Cheng, who recently received her Ph.D from the University of Oregon.
During an interview with Campus Reform, Cheng acknowledged that “because our study is not experimental, we cannot directly claim that microaggressions directly caused harm,” but asserted that while the research on microaggressions is still emerging, early evidence suggests that microaggressions can negatively impact mental health.
“Because of this potential for harm, that is why people are taking this seriously. The theory behind how microaggressions cause harm is ‘death by a thousand cuts,'” Cheng asserted.
“It’s not about any one comment, remark, or behavior,” Cheng added. “It’s about a feeling of judgment and/or exclusion that accrues from a pattern of microaggressions…there are constant cues that in aggregate make people feel excluded or othered.”
MANIRS was co-developed by Louis Pagano, who teaches at the University of North Dakota, and Azim F. Shariff, a psychology researcher at the University of California, Irvine. Prior to publication, its ability to assess non-religious discrimination was validated by 765 online survey takers.
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